joie de vivre
Enjoyment of living; happiness, ebullience, zest for lifeEnjoyment of living; happiness, ebullience, zest for life.
» In Brazil, there's a joie de vivre that can barely be imagined in Europe.
In Brasilien herrscht eine Lebensfreude, die in Europa kaum vorstellbar ist. — al_ex_an_der
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1 senses(uncountable)Enjoyment of living; happiness, ebullience, zest for life.
Lebensfreude, Lebenslust
жизнера́достностьžiznerádostnostʹ
життєра́дісністьžyttjerádisnistʹ
a keen enjoyment of living
Examples
2 sentencesIn Brazil, there's a joie de vivre that can barely be imagined in Europe.
deIn Brasilien herrscht eine Lebensfreude, die in Europa kaum vorstellbar ist. — al_ex_an_der
Téa Leoni's character Kate, in the movie "The Family Man," has a certain joie de vivre.
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Origin
Borrowed from French joie de vivre (literally “joy of living”).Borrowed from French joie de vivre (literally “joy of living”).
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